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| #5 RB Special |
The project began back in 2007. I left it under a pile of boards
and forgot about it. Why? I can't really remember but I dragged it out
again in March 2010 and on inspection I found a few minor problems that
may have put me off taking it any further at that time. Seeing that
the hardware was already there in a box beside the body and neck I decided
that it was worth finishing off. In the box was a pair of Dimarzio Eric
Johnson Specials, a Gotoh 1 piece bridge and a set of TOL Gotoh tuners. I have had this one out on a couple of gigs and found that I really
like this guitar..It has an intense slicing tone on the bridge and a
big warm tone on the neck. The middle setting is a fab honky tonk tone
great for rhythm or riffs. It would be equally at home in a Rock, Country.
Rockabilly, Blues, Punk or whatever setting. It has nice chime and cut
without being brittle. The tone is definitely of the vintage variety. The oil and wax finish is real nice to the touch especially the neck. It feels like a well polished piece of wood which of course it is. The fingers glide over it with no resistance at all. A high gloss finish can often become sticky and require constant attention to keep it slick. A rub over with a quality furniture oil is all that is required once or twice year to keep the surface looking and feeling its best. The guitar is built almost entirely of Australian timbers. It is routed from the back thinline style from figured myrtle with a Vic ash back. The back stripes are of myrtle as well but a different type to the main body. The same timber is used in the stripes where the ears were glued to the headstock. The neck is of quartered Vic ash with an Indian rosewood fretboard. The headstock face plate is of figured alpine ash. For its size it is quite light. It measures 36cm [14 1/4"] across. |
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| Specs • Model: RB special • Body: Chambered 2 Piece Tasmanian figured Myrtle • Rear cap Victorian ash with myrtle strips • Finish: Oil and wax micro coat - unfilled grain • Neck: Quarter sawn Victorian Ash - 12" radius standard C type profile, 2 way trussrod Indian rosewood fingerboard. • Tuners: Gotoh 18:1's [nice] • Pickups: Eric Johnson specials by Dimarzio • Bridge: Gotoh wrap around • Electronics: Dimarzio pots, cap and switch • Controls: master volume and tone - 3 way pickup selector • Weight: 3.3 kg [ 7.2 lbs] • Serial number #5-0307 |
| T style #14 This guitar has a tone to to the bone. Mick Brierleys gutsy tele lead with his matched P90. 4 way switching gives a big fat "pickups in series" tone at #4 position A great sounding guitar which feels perfect. I really wanted to have this one for me but I'm going to have to make another as it is:  |
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| Specs • Model: Traditional T style • Body: 1 Piece solid mahogany, fully profiled • Neck: Maple - MIM - Scale: 25.5” - 7.25"" radius C profile • Tuners: Grover minis • Pickups: Mick Brierley • Bridge: "F" AM STD • Electronics: Select caps - CTS pots and switch -Switchraft hardware • Controls: master volume and tone - 4 way pickup selector • Weight: 3.7 kg [8.14 lbs] • Serial number #14-050809 |
Telstar #13 "Lucky" to Mandy who says this: Jeez Ray, I've tried and tried but I just can't get a bad tone out of this guitar. It is solid gold all the way through. And although it's nice that I can feel smug about choosing the right pickups, I'm completely certain that the sheer depth of the whole playing experience is down to the quality of the build. It just makes me want to play! Thanks for everything Ray - I couldn't be happier! (Plus - she's SO pretty to look at.) all the best mandy A very cool guitar - light and comfortable with a bright spanky tone The short scale [24.75"] gives a soft feel with 10-46 guage strings |
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Specs • Model: Telstar • Body: Tassie Myrtle, fully profiled • Neck: Maple/Rwood - USA Custom Guitars- Scale: 24.75” - 9.25" radius C profile - tele heel, US1 Stock • Tuners: Gotoh vintage kluson repro • Pickups: Bill Lawrence Kestones • Bridge: Wilkinson rolled steel with compensated brass saddles • Electronics: Select caps - Dimarzio pots and switch -Switchraft hardware • Controls: master volume and tone - 3 way pickup selector • Weight: 3.2 kg - 7.04lbs • Serial number #13-020509 |
| Hotrod "T" #11 |
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to Brent Who says: Got sore bloody fingers from playing last night - could not put it down - love it!!!!!!!! |
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| • Model: Hotrod“T” • Body: Double bound and chambered- Claro walnut top, African mahogany core. • Neck: Maple/Rwood - USA Custom Guitars- Scale: 25.5” - 7.25"" radius C profile - tele heel, CBS Stock • Tuners: Grover locking mini's • Pickups: Duncan Pearly Gates lead and Duncan 59 rhythm uncovered. • Bridge: Gotoh GTC201G - Solid Brass Baseplate and saddles • Electronics: Select caps and pots -Switchraft hardware • Controls: master volume and tone - pickup selector • Weight: 3.2 kg - 7.04lbs • Seriall number 011-300508 |
Telstar VFS |
A new shape developed in the workshop based on the traditional
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Specs • Model: Telstar • Body: Southern Myrtle • Neck: Maple / Rosewood - Scale: 25.5” 12” radius • Tuners: Gotoh Kluson Repro’s • Pickups:hand wound Carlton Blues Specials by Mike Brierley • Bridge: Gotoh GTC201 - Solid Brass Baseplate and saddles • Electronics: Select caps and pots -Switchraft hardware • Controls: master volume and tone - pickup selector • Mods: Treble bleed • Serial # 09-220208 • Weight 3.1 KG - 6.8 lbs |
| Fatman "T"
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| Built at the same time as the Myrtle T below this guitar was built
mainly as a road/demo guitar for me. Its got a big fat neck 1"
at the nut and heel with a huge thick tone which is great for blues,
modern country, punk, rock or anything needing a lot of attitude. It
is also very sweet on the rhyithm pickup. The Hoop pine body is very
light and resonant. The guitar has a very alive feel. |
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| • Model: Fatman “T” • Body: 2 piece Arakira [AKA hoop or white pine] Leo fender's early broadcasters were in white pine • Neck: Maple/Rwood - Warmoth VMT - Scale: 25.5” Comp 10"-16" radius boatneck profile 1" at nut • Tuners: Gotoh vintage split post • Pickups: Duncan Hot lead STL2 and hot rhythm STR2 [single coil] • Bridge: Gotoh GTC201 - Solid Brass Baseplate and saddles • Electronics: Select caps and pots -Switchraft hardware • Controls: master volume and tone - pickup selector • Finish - Colortone WB Guitar lacquer - color Vintage white • Seriall number 008-061107 • Weight - 3.4 kg [7lb 7 oz] • Case - CNB, Ply, black tolex, hook latches |
| Myrtle "T" |
To Peter who says: "I have had the Guitar you made me for three or four weeks now and have probably spent 12 or more hrs playing it and I just wanted to let you know that it is a total delight, you have done a great, quality job and I am very pleased. Thanks once again for a great guitar and I wish you all the best and will make contact again some time. " |
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| Specs • Model: Myrtle“T” • Body: Solid 2 piece Southern Myrtle • Neck: Maple/Rwood - Warmoth VMT - Scale: 25.5” Comp 10"-16" radius std thin profile .830 at nut • Tuners: Gotoh vintage split post • Pickups: Duncan broadcaster lead and vintage rhythm [single coil] • Bridge: Gotoh GTC201 - Solid Brass Baseplate and saddles • Electronics: Select caps and pots -Switchraft hardware - treble bleed mod • Controls: master volume and tone - pickup selector • Finish - Colortone WB Guitar lacquer - color Vintage white • Seriall number 007-061107 |
| The Hotrod “T” to Kevin who says: "What a beaut! I love it, I went back 4 times trying to persuade myself I didn't need it. So of course I bought it". A one off purpose built guitar primarily designed for rock and blues but would suit a wide range of musical genres. It has a strong driving tone from the medium high output stacked humbuckers. The guitar is quiet compared to the single coil pickups generally used in this type of guitar. Bridge pickup - a bright focused biting tone - cuts like machette Neck pickup - a sweet, warm and chimey tone - a big sound I used it as my number 1 stage and demo guitar for around 8 months and found it to be a real nice player with a big biting tone which was killer out of my little old Fender tube amp. I guess you could play just about any kind of music with it from rockabilly to hardcore. It sounds awesome through a half stack and a clean tone as big as the Tanami desert through a fender valve amp. |
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| Specs • Model: Hotrod “T” • Body: chambered mahogany • Body cap: Big Leaf flame Maple • Neck: Maple / Rosewood - Warmoth VMT - Scale: 25.5” • Tuners: Kluson Deluxe • Pickups: Duncan Hot stack and Vintage Rhythm stack • Bridge: Gotoh GTC201 - Solid Brass Baseplate and saddles • Electronics: Select caps and pots -Switchraft hardware • Controls: master volume and tone - pickup selector |
Guitars for sale
| Hawk Junior Thinline |
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| Mahogany Topped with Canadian bigleaf
maple. Warmoth mahogany LP neck, Seymour Duncan 59' vintage Pafs, Hipshot steel string through body bridge MMM Tasty. A big bright vintage sound from this little guitar. Oh and that weird looking stuff under the pickup is the protective plastic covering on the guard starting to lift back from playing her in. Man this guitar drips with tone. |
| Specifications: • Model: Hawk Junior Thinline • Body: chambered Mahogany • Body cap: Big Leaf Curly Maple • Neck: Mahogany / Rosewood - Warmoth LP - Scale: 25.5” • Headstock Cap: Big Leaf quilt maple • Tuners: Grover Imperial • Pickups: Seymour Duncan SH-1 '59 [Bridge and Neck] • Bridge: Hipshot Hardtail String through • Electronics: Dimarzio caps and pots -Switchraft hardware • Controls: master volume and tone • Serial number: 003-301005 |
| Check out the workshop area to see pics of the build.... |
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A great sounding guitar suitable for just about any style of music,
although, it sounds pretty awesome with the gain all the way up. Features
tummy and forearm contours for comfortable playing. Inset 3/16"
plate steel neck bolt plate for extra sustain. |
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| Weight 3.5 kg's - 7.7lbs **What is corian?? Corian is an advanced composite of natural minerals and pure acrylic polymer. very hard and slippery. Is used mainly in bathrooms and advertised by Dupont as virtually indestructible. It is a perfect Nut material. Pickups Seymour Duncan Bridge - Bradcaster Lead Neck - STR1 Vintage Rhythm Tuners Gotoh - slotted kluson repro's Electronics Dimarzio caps, pots and jack Full copper foil cavity shielding grounded to output jack. Treble bleed cap. |
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"Hawk Junior"
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to Reg in Sydney Who says "Awesome Guitar" Reg says in an
email i received: Hello Ray, I was thinking the other day that I should let you know what a beautiful guitar you made. The more I play her, the better she gets. I just wanted you to know that she fits me like a glove and I have never played this well before. So thank you, you did a splendid job. All the best, Reg - from Sydney. |
I built this guitar to use in a blues outfit I joined a year ago and found it to be admirably suited to the task. I used the best hardware I could find and it is a great sounding guitar. You can see the components used in the the specifications below. Sound and Feel It has that bite and growl you would expect from a P90 on the bridge and a warm sweet vintage sound from the neck. It sounds great clean. overdriven or with heavy distortion. The bridge cuts through the mix like a hot knife through butter for screaming solos, crunchy rhythm and head shattering riff playing. The neck gives nice fat bluesy chords, sweet solos and a very tasty woman tone. Part of the P90 vibe is the hum of the pickups that you get with any single coils, so don't expect these pickups to be as well mannered and sophisticated as their close cousin the humbucker.
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| P90's can be very rude and nasty in the hands of a guiatrst with attitude
in a way that humbuckers never can be. On the other hand they can sing
just as sweetly if required. P90 guitars were pretty much what the early rock and blues players defined the sound with in the late 40's 50's and 60's. This guitar easily nails those types of sounds. Before Seth Lover made the fisrt "Buckers" for Gibson, most of their guitars used p90's including LP Junior and the early Les Paul. |
| It would pretty much suit any style of music from rockabilly grunge, emo, indie pop whatever umm maybe not metal. It's a fun guitar with plenty of attitude. If you ever wanted a P90 equipped guitar this might just be exactly what you are looking for. Oh, and by the way, No-one else has a guitar like this one. It is a one off and I have no plans to build another exactly the same way. |
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ST1 Classic traditonal T-style design Serial #001-111005 The Seymour Duncan pickups give a great vintage tone. The Broadcaster lead pickup is incandescent with a hot, bright, biting tone that cuts through any mix. Sounds great with a bit of drive dialled in or with any amount of distortion you want. The Standard Vintage Rythm pickup has an airy, sweet tone that also responds well to drive and distortion. Both pickups on gives a nice woody vintge tone. Driven at louder volumes, especially with a valve amplifier, rich overtones turn into manageable feedback if you stand in the right spot relative to the amplifier. Note the originals used to squawk uncontrollably when used near a loud amp. To some extent modern "Antiquity" pickups are the same. The units in this guitar are wax potted to ensure that doesnt happen. If you ever owned an older tele, you'll know what I am talking about. It's a light Guitar [3.3KG - 7 1/4lbs] and the neck has a beautifull feel. The 10"-16" compound radius is very comfortable to play and stops string choke, common on guitars with standard type radius. Easy to hold for a long gig. Styles this guitar would suit It's probably not what you would go for if you are into death metal or shredding. It is ideal for Country, Blues, Trad rock, Punk, Melodic Rock, Jazz, Folk etc etc. Asking price $1,750.00 including a black tweed case, 12 month warranty and free 3 month checkup. |
| To Nick from Sydney and he says this:
Carlton Guitars are top notch...dont bother with the big F. Nice, light guitar with lotsa tone. This guitar is something else.....I have just played 3 hours non stop. Funny -Roy Buchanan comes rolling out brilliantly (volume swells on control - hard but good), the other never could do it. Yep, the Broadcaster pups have it hands down. |
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| Your Warmoth Neck & Body Each cavity is joined by an earth loop which goes to the earth on the main output socket. This obviates the threat of receiving a jot through the guitar if the wiring is dodgy at the gig your playing. Usually the earth goes to the bridge and to the fingers touching it and the strings. If a charge comes through it will go to graund through your hands using you as the earth conductor. The results will add an eletrifying dimension to your performance as your body transfers a lethal voltage to the floor. |
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